Day 31 - Easter Party with carrot cake cupcakes - Yum!

Having fun at the Easter Party

Delicious carrot cupcakes with cream cheese frosting - I received loads of compliments!

Recipe from New Zealand:

Carol's Carrot and Pineapple Cake

makes one 23cm/9in cake round  (I doubled the recipe)

3 eggs

1/2 C Vegetable Oil

1/2 C White Sugar

1/2 C Brown Sugar

1 1/2 C Flour

1 tsp Baking Soda

1/8 tsp Salt

2 tsp Cinnamon

1/2 C Chopped Walnuts

1 Small Can Pineapple (diced - do not drain)

1 1/2 C Grated Carrots

1.  Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celcius

Brush a deep 23cm (9 inch) square or round cake pan with melted butter (I used cupcake liners)

2.  Combine eggs, oil, and sugar.  Sift the flour, soda, salt, and cinnamon together and add them to the egg-oil-sugar.  Beat using an electric beater until the mixture is smooth.  Add the grated carrots, walnuts, pineapple (together with the juice), stir well to combine.  

3.  Pour mixture into the pan and bake for 45 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the center of the cake.  Set aside for at least 20 minutes before turning onto a wire rack to cool.  When cooled, spread with cream cheese icing.

Cream Cheese Frosting:

This is enough to frost the double recipe above.  (do not double)

1 box powdered sugar (4 cups)

8 oz cream cheese

1 stick of butter

2 Tbs vanilla

1.  Beat all ingredients together until fluffy.

Hunting for eggs

Jackson was happy to pick up the eggs from the grass, but was not too keen on going into the hedges.  He left those eggs for the older kids.